PROFILE OF SELECTED INDICATORS
NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

Permanent Work Force: 18,520

Total Work Force: 17,933

• NASA's permanent work force participation rate for women was 33.60%, for Blacks was 10.91%, for Hispanics was 4.89%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 5.58%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.88%.
• NASA's top three major occupational areas are Aerospace Engineering, Electronics Engineering, and General Engineering.
  • In the Aerospace Engineering occupation, the participation rate for women was 16.72%, for Blacks was 5.56%, for Hispanics was 4.63%, for Asians/ Pacific Islanders was 7.46%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.63%.
  • In the Electronics Engineering occupation, the participation rate for women was 13.83%, for Blacks was 7.07%, for Hispanics was 5.61%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 9.77%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.62%.
  • In the General Engineering occupation, the participation rate for women was 20.55%, for Blacks was 5.61%, for Hispanics was 5.57%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 5.16%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.68%.
• NASA's GS-14 and GS-15 grade level participation rate for women was 19.72%, for Blacks was 5.10%, for Hispanics was 3.98%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 5.87%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.71%.
• NASA's Senior Pay Level participation rate for women was 19.19%, for Blacks was 6.61%, for Hispanics was 3.20%, for Asians/Pacific Islanders was 3.84%, and for American Indians/Alaskan Natives was 0.85%.
• People with targeted disabilities were 1.03% of the total work force. The estimated availability for people with targeted disabilities is 5.95%.
• NASA completed 15 ADR efforts during the pre-complaint EEO process; three resulted in settlements.
• There were 104 instances of pre-complaint counseling. Forty-eight individuals filed 57 discrimination complaints.
• NASA completed 26 ADR efforts during the complaint process.
• NASA settled 23 complaints.
• NASA paid $115,772 for corrective actions: $102,272 for lump sum payments and $13,500 for attorney's fees.
• NASA issued 24 decisions on the merits. No finding of discrimination was issued.
• NASA took an average of 534 days to process a complaint from filing to closing. The average processing time for a merit decision was 758 days.

Table of EEO Indicators

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